So with a land mass of 571,951 sq. miles and only 677,000 people you would think that we would have tons of space to ourselves.Anchorage remains the state's largest city, with 284,000 residents, or nearly half the state's 677,000 residents, according to the recently released 2007 statewide population counts by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
For any of you coming up just let me enlighten you. The scenery is breathtaking, the fishing is amazing, and the skiing is world class.
However in the winter the snow is deep, the roads are icy, and we consider tourists to be just another speed bump.
In the summer the mosquitoes are the size of hummingbirds, the mudflats near the inlet will trap you so that the tide can drown you, and there are things in the woods that will both kill AND eat you.
We are looking forward to your visit.
Hah, a speed bump! You make it sound so inviting!
ReplyDeleteMy dad lived up there for 2-yrs post-WWII (pre-my-mom) as a young navy guy (tattoos & all) supporting himself playing pool (& who knows what else). He loved it.
I've still got an aunt & uncle in Fairbanks who've sent me pictures of their mosquito-bites.
But I take your point about traffic. My small UT town has also grown (we get the vegas siphon -- the transplants who drove a couple hrs NE one day & found us). So, now we have rush-hr back-up & eventual-lefters (the seniors w/their left-turn signal on for miles). Well, at least here, the snakes & scorpions might kill, but won't eat you.
This post was mostly tongue in cheek.
ReplyDeleteThough I am serious about the traffic. I really hate traffic.
Now see I would much rather have mosquitoes then scorpions. I have lots of blood, but only the one life.